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Präfixe, Préfixes, Prefixes

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Common Prefixes in English

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A prefix is a letter or a group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning. For example, the word prefix itself begins with a prefix "-pre-", which generally means "before".

Understanding the meanings of the common prefixes can help us deduce the meanings of new words that we encounter. But be careful: some prefixes (such as "-in-") have more than one meaning (in this example, "not" and "into").

The table below defines and illustrates 35 common prefixes.
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Dictionary of Affixes

This dictionary contains more than 1,250 entries, illustrated by some 10,000 examples, all defined and explained.

It is based on Michael Quinion’s book Ologies and Isms: Word Beginnings and Endings, published by Oxford University Press in 2002. This work is now out of print and has been edited and presented here as a free service. The plan is to add more entries and examples as time permits as well as improving the thematic index.

These pages contain examples of all four of the types of affixes that appear in English: "prefixes", "suffixes", "combining forms" and "infixes". For more, see the page about Types of affix.

For more about the site, see the Introduction. For more about the author, see the page About the author.

-a Index of letter A- -a- -ab- -abdomin- -abdomino- -able- -abs- -ac- -acal- -acanth- -acantho- -acar- -acaro- -acea- -aceae- -acean- -aceous- -acet- -aceto- -acid- -acido- -acious- -acoust- -acousto- -acr- -acro- -acryl- -acrylo- -actin- -actino- -acusis- -acy- -ade- -aden- -adeno- -adip- -adipo- -ado- -adren- -adreno- -ae- -aemia- -aer- -aero- -af- -afore- -Afro- -ag- -age- -agogue- -agra- -agro- -aholic- -aire- -akusis- -al- -alb- -aldo- -ales- -algia- -algo- -alia- -ality- -all- -allo- -alumin- -alumino- -ama- -ambi- -amid- -amido- -amino- -amnio- -amph- -amphi- -amyl- -amylo- -an- -an- -an- -ana- -ana- -ance- -anchylo- -and- -andr- -andro- -androus- -ane- -anem- -anemo- -aneous- -angi- -angio- -angium- -Anglo- -anis- -aniso- -ankylo- -ant- -ant- -ante- -antero- -anth- -antho- -anthrac- -anthraco- -anthrop- -anthropo- -anthropy- -anti- -ap- -apic- -apico- -apo- -après- -aqua- -ar- -arachn- -arachno- -arama- -arbor- -arbori- -arch- -arch- -archaeo- -arche- -archy- -ard- -areo- -argent- -argento- -arian- -arious- -arium- -aroo- -arsen- -arseno- -art- -arteri- -arterio- -arthr- -arthro- -ary- -as- -asc- -asco- -ase- -asis- -ast- -aster- -astr- -astro- -at- -ata- -atable- -ate- -ateria- -ather- -athero- -athon- -ati- -atic- -atile- -ation- -ative- -ator- -atory- -atto- -audi- -audio- -aur- -auri- -Austr- -Austro- -aut- -auto- -aux- -auxo- -avi- -axo- -az- -azo- -azole-

-b Index of letter B- -bacill- -bacter- -bacteri- -bacterio- -baro- -basi- -basidio- -bathy- -be- -bene- -benz- -benzo- -bi- -biblio- -bili- -bility- -bin- -bio- -biosis- -bis- -blast- -blasto- -ble- -blephar- -blepharo- -bor- -boro- -bot- -botry- -botryo- -brachi- -brachio- -brachy- -brady- -branchio- -Brit- -brom- -bromo- -bronch- -broncho- -bryo- -bucco- -but- -by-

-c Index of letter C- -cac- -caco- -cade- -calc- -calci- -calli- -carb- -carbo- -carboxy- -carcino- -cardi- -cardial- -cardio- -cardium- -carp- -caryo- -cat- -cata- -cele- -celo- -cene- -centesis- -centi- -centr- -centri- -centric- -centro- -cephal- -cephalic- -cephalo- -cephalous- -cerato- -cerebr- -cerebro- -cervic- -cervico- -cet- -ceto- -chaet- -chaete- -chaeto- -chalc- -chalco- -cheil- -cheilo- -cheiro- -chel- -cheli- -chem- -chemo- -chete- -chili- -chilo- -chiro- -chlor- -chloro- -choan- -choano- -chol- -chole- -chondr- -chondro- -chori- -chorio- -Christo- -chroic- -chrom- -chromato- -chrome- -chromo- -chron- -chronic- -chrono- -chrony- -chrys- -chryso- -cide- -cine- -cion- -circum- -cirr- -cirro- -cis- -clad- -clado- -clase- -cle- -clinic- -clino- -co- -cocci- -coccus- -coel- -coel- -coelo- -col- -col- -colo- -colous- -colpo- -com- -contra- -copro- -cor- -core- -cosmo- -cost- -costo- -counter- -cracy- -crani- -cranio- -cross- -cryo- -crypt- -crypto- -cryso- -crystall- -crystallo- -cten- -cteno- -cule- -culture- -culus- -cupr- -cupro- -cy- -cyan- -cyano- -cyber- -cyclo- -cyno- -cyst- -cysto- -cyte- -cyto-

-d Index of letter D- -D- -dacryo- -dactyl- -dactyl- -dactylo- -dactyly- -de- -dec- -deca- -decem- -deci- -decker- -dehydro- -delic- -demi- -demo- -demon- -demono- -dendro- -dendron- -dent- -denti- -deoxy- -derm- -derma- -dermat- -dermato- -desm- -desmo- -deuter- -deutero- -dextr- -dextro- -di- -di- -dia- -diazo- -dich- -dichloro- -dicho- -dictyo- -dif- -digit- -digiti- -dihydro- -dihydroxy- -dino- -dioic- -dione- -diplo- -dis- -disco- -dithio- -docu- -dodec- -dodeca- -dolicho- -dom- -dont- -dors- -dorsi- -dox- -drom- -drome- -dromo- -du- -duodeci- -duoden- -duodeno- -dynam- -dynamo- -dynia- -dys-

-e Index of letter E- -e- -ean- -ec- -echin- -echino- -eco- -ecto- -ectomy- -ed- -ee- -een- -eer- -ef- -eicos- -eigen- -ein- -eka- -el- -elast- -elasto- -electr- -electro- -ella- -elle- -ellum- -em- -embryo- -eme- -emia- -emic- -en- -en- -enantio- -ence- -encephalo- -enchyma- -ency- -end- -end- -endo- -endum- -ene- -enne- -ennea- -ennium- -eno- -ent- -ent- -ent- -enter- -entero- -ento- -entom- -entomo- -eo- -eous- -ep- -epi- -equi- -er- -erati- -erel- -ergic- -ergo- -erie- -eroo- -erot- -eroto- -ers- -ery- -erythro- -es- -esce- -ese- -esis- -esophago- -esque- -ess- -est- -et- -eteria- -eth- -ethno- -ethox- -ethoxy- -etic- -etidine- -ette- -eu- -Eur- -Euro- -eury- -ex- -exa- -exbi- -exo- -extra- -extro- -ey-

-f Index of letter F- -faci- -facient- -facio- -faction- -falc- -fasci- -fascio- -fashion- -febr- -febri- -femor- -femoro- -femto- -fer- -fera- -ferous- -ferr- -ferri- -ferro- -fest- -feto- -fibr- -fibrino- -fibro- -fic- -fication- -fid- -Finno- -flation- -flationary- -flav- -flavo- -flop- -flor- -flori- -florous- -fluor- -fluoro- -fluvi- -fluvio- -foeto- -fold- -for- -fore- -form- -formes- -Franco- -franken- -free- -fronto- -fruct- -fructi- -fuge- -ful- -fung- -fungi- -fy-

-g Index of letter G- -galact- -galacto- -Gallo- -galvan- -galvano- -gam- -gamo- -gamy- -ganglio- -gastr- -gastro- -gate- -gen- -geo- -Germano- -geront- -geronto- -gerous- -geusia- -gibi- -giga- -gigant- -giganto- -gingiv- -gingivo- -glacio- -glio- -globin- -gloss- -glossia- -glosso- -glot- -glotto- -gluco- -glut- -gluteo- -glyc- -glyco- -gnath- -gnatho- -gnomy- -gnosis- -gogue- -gon- -gon- -gon- -gonado- -gonio- -gonium- -gono- -gony- -grade- -Graeco- -gram- -grand- -grano- -granulo- -graph- -grapho- -graphy- -gravi- -great- -Greco- -gymn- -gymno- -gynaeco- -gynous- -gyro-

-h Index of letter H- -haem- -haemia- -haemo- -hagi- -hagio- -hal- -halo- -haplo- -hapt- -hapto- -head- -hect- -hecto- -hedron- -hekto- -heli- -helic- -helico- -helio- -hema- -hemi- -hemia- -hemo- -hendeca- -hepat- -hepato- -hepta- -hernio- -hetero- -hex- -hexa- -Hibern- -Hiberno- -hidro- -hier- -hiero- -hind- -hipp- -hippo- -Hispan- -Hispano- -hist- -histo- -hol- -holic- -holo- -hom- -homeo- -homo- -hood- -hyal- -hyalo- -hydr- -hydr- -hydro- -hydroxy- -hygr- -hygro- -hylo- -hymen- -hymeno- -hyper- -hypn- -hypno- -hypo- -hypso- -hyster- -hystero-

-i Index of letter I- -i- -ia- -iac- -ial- -ian- -iana- -iasis- -iast- -iatric- -iatro- -iatry- -Ibero- -ibility- -ic- -ice- -ichthyo- -ician- -ick- -icle- -icono- -icos- -ics- -id- -ida- -idae- -ideo- -ides- -idine- -idio- -idium- -ie- -ienne- -ier- -ifera- -iferous- -ific- -ification- -iform- -iformes- -ify- -igerous- -ile- -ile- -ileo- -ili- -ilio- -ility- -ily- -im- -im- -imeter- -imid- -imido- -immuno- -in- -in- -ina- -inae- -ind- -indi- -Indo- -ine- -iness- -infra- -ing- -ino- -ino- -inter- -intra- -intro- -iod- -iodo- -ion- -ior- -ious- -ique- -ir- -irid- -iridine- -irido- -is- -isation- -ischio- -ise- -ish- -ism- -iso- -ison- -ist- -ista- -it- -Italo- -ite- -itic- -ition- -itious- -itis- -itive- -itol- -ity- -ium- -ive- -ivore-

-j Index of letters JK- -jejun- -jejuno- -Judaeo- -juxta- -k Index of letters JK- -karyo- -kata- -kerat- -kerato- -ket- -keto- -kibi- -kilo- -kin- -kinesio- -kinesis- -kineto- -kinin- -klepto- -klino- -kypho-

-l Index of letter L- -L- -labi- -labio- -lact- -lacto- -laevo- -lagnia- -lalia- -lamelli- -lamin- -lamino- -lapar- -laparo- -laryng- -laryngo- -latero- -latry- -le- -lecith- -lecithal- -lecitho- -lect- -leio- -lent- -lepid- -lepido- -lepsis- -lepsy- -lept- -lepto- -less- -let- -leuc- -leuco- -levo- -ligno- -limn- -limno- -ling- -lip- -lipo- -lite- -lith- -lith- -lith- -lithic- -litho- -log- -loger- -logical- -logist- -logo- -logue- -logy- -lopho- -lumbo- -lute- -luteo- -ly- -lymph- -lympho- -lyo- -lys- -lys- -lysis- -lyso-

-m Index of letter M- -m- -machy- -macro- -magn- -magneto- -magni- -mal- -malacia- -malaco- -Malayo- -male- -mamm- -mammo- -man- -mancy- -mane- -mangan- -mangano- -manship- -mast- -masto- -matr- -matri- -maxi- -maxillo- -mebi- -mechano- -medico- -medio- -meg- -mega- -megaly- -meio- -meister- -melan- -melano- -melia- -mening- -meningo- -meno- -ment- -mer- -mercapto- -mero- -merous- -mesio- -meso- -met- -meta- -metall- -metallo- -meter- -meth- -metho- -methoxy- -metr- -metr- -metre- -metric- -metro- -metropia- -micro- -mid- -midi- -milli- -mini- -mio- -mis- -mis- -miso- -mo- -mon- -monas- -monger- -mono- -mony- -morph- -morph- -morph- -morpha- -morphic- -morpho- -morphosis- -most- -muco- -multi- -multiples- -musculo- -my- -my- -myc- -myc- -myces- -myceto- -mycin- -myco- -mycota- -myel- -myelo- -myo- -myring- -myringo- -myrmeco- -mytho- -myx- -myxo-

-n Index of letter N- -n- -nap- -naphth- -naphtho- -narco- -nas- -naso- -nasty- -natro- -naut- -necro- -nega- -nemat- -nemato- -neo- -nepho- -nephr- -nephro- -ness- -neur- -neuro- -neutr- -neutro- -nigr- -nigro- -nik- -nitr- -nitro- -noci- -noct- -nocti- -nomic- -nomo- -nomy- -non- -nona- -noo- -nor- -normo- -noso- -nuci- -nucleo- -nudi- -nulli- -number prefixes- -number words- -nyct- -nycto- -nym-

-o Index of letter O- -o- -oario- -ob- -occipito- -ock- -ocracy- -oculo- -ode- -odont- -odont- -odontics- -odonto- -odynia- -oen- -oeno- -oesophag- -oesophago- -of- -ogen- -ography- -oholic- -oic- -oid- -oides- -ol- -ola- -olatry- -ole- -oleo- -olidine- -olig- -oligo- -ological- -ologist- -ology- -oma- -ombro- -ome- -ometer- -ometry- -omni- -omphal- -omphalo- -on- -onco- -one- -oneir- -oneiro- -onic- -ont- -onto- -onychia- -onycho- -onym- -oo- -oon- -oophor- -oophoro- -op- -opedia- -ophi- -ophio- -ophthalm- -ophthalmo- -opia- -opistho- -opsia- -opsis- -opsy- -opto- -or- -orama- -orchid- -orchido- -organo- -orial- -orium- -ornith- -ornitho- -oro- -ortho- -ory- -os- -oscope- -ose- -osis- -osity- -osmia- -osmo- -oste- -osteo- -ostomy- -otic- -oto- -otomy- -our- -ous- -out- -ovari- -ovario- -over- -ovi- -ox- -oxa- -oxy- -oyl- -ozoa-

-p Index of letter P- -p- -pachy- -paed- -paedia- -paedo- -pagus- -palae- -palaeo- -palato- -pali- -palin- -pan- -pancreat- -pancreato- -panto- -papillo- -papulo- -par- -para- -parieto- -parous- -partheno- -path- -path- -patho- -pathy- -patr- -patri- -pebi- -ped- -ped- -pedi- -pedia- -pedo- -pelvi- -pen- -pene- -penia- -pent- -penta- -per- -percenter- -perchloro- -peri- -pero- -peroxy- -person- -peta- -petal- -petro- -pexy- -phaco- -phaeo- -phag- -phago- -phagy- -phallo- -phane- -phanero- -pharmac- -pharmaco- -pharyng- -pharyngo- -phasia- -phen- -pheno- -phil- -phile- -philo- -phleb- -phlebo- -phon- -phone- -phono- -phony- -phore- -phosph- -phospho- -photo- -phrenia- -phyceae- -phyco- -phyl- -phyll- -phyll- -phyllo- -phylo- -phyre- -physi- -physico- -physio- -physo- -phyte- -phyto- -pico- -picr- -picro- -piezo- -pil- -pilo- -pinn- -pinni- -pisc- -pisci- -pithecus- -placo- -plagio- -plan- -plano- -plasm- -plasm- -plasmo- -plast- -plasty- -platin- -platino- -platy- -plegia- -pleo- -pleur- -pleuro- -plex- -plio- -ploid- -ploitation- -plumb- -plumbo- -pluri- -pneumo- -pnoea- -pod- -pod- -podo- -poiesis- -poikilo- -polio- -polis- -politico- -poly- -por- -porno- -poro- -post- -postero- -prae- -praxia- -pre- -preter- -pro- -proct- -procto- -prop- -pros- -proso- -prosop- -prosopo- -prote- -proteo- -proto- -pseud- -pseudo- -psilo- -psych- -psycho- -ptera- -pterido- -ptero- -pteryg- -pterygo- -ptyalo- -pur- -py- -py- -pycn- -pycno- -pyel- -pyelo- -pyg- -pygo- -pylor- -pyloro- -pyo- -pyr- -pyro-

-q Index of letter Q- -quadr- -quadri- -quasi- -quin- -quinqu- -quinque- -quint- -quinti-

-r Index of letter R- -rach- -rachi- -radio- -rama- -raphy- -re- -rect- -recti- -recto- -rel- -ren- -reni- -reticulo- -retin- -retino- -retro- -rhabdo- -rhagia- -rhea- -rheo- -rhin- -rhino- -rhizo- -rhodo- -rhyncho- -roentgeno- -Romano- -rrhagia- -rrhaphy- -rrhoea- -Russo- -ry-

-s Index of letter S- -s'- -s- -sacchar- -saccharo- -sacr- -sacro- -salping- -salpingo- -san- -sangui- -sapro- -sarc- -sarco- -saur- -saur- -sauro- -saurus- -scape- -scaph- -scapho- -scapul- -scapulo- -scato- -schisto- -schiz- -schizo- -scler- -sclero- -scope- -scot- -Scoto- -scyph- -scypho- -se- -seb- -sebo- -sect- -seism- -seismo- -selen- -selen- -seleno- -self- -semi- -semio- -sepalous- -sept- -septi- -Serbo- -seric- -sero- -sesqui- -seti- -sex- -sexi- -ship- -sial- -sialo- -sider- -sidero- -silic- -silico- -sin- -sinistr- -sinistro- -sino- -sion- -siphon- -siphono- -sis- -sito- -Slavo- -smith- -soever- -sol- -somat- -somato- -some- -something- -somn- -somni- -son- -sono- -sophy- -sory- -sous- -spasmo- -speak- -spectr- -spectro- -sperm- -spermat- -spermato- -sphaero- -sphen- -spheno- -spher- -sphere- -sphero- -sphingo- -sphygm- -sphygmo- -spin- -spini- -spir- -spir- -spiro- -splanchn- -splanchno- -splen- -spleno- -spondyl- -spondylo- -spongio- -spor- -spore- -sporo- -squam- -squamo- -st- -stann- -stanno- -staphyl- -staphylo- -stasis- -stat- -stato- -steat- -steato- -stego- -steno- -step- -ster- -ster- -sterco- -stercor- -stereo- -stern- -sterno- -sterol- -sterone- -stib- -stibo- -stomat- -stomato- -stome- -stomy- -strat- -strati- -strepto- -stress- -style- -stylo- -sub- -sulph- -sulpha- -sulpho- -sup- -super- -supra- -sur- -sus- -sy- -syn- -synchro- -syndesmo- -syring- -syringo- -sys-

-t Index of letter T- -t- -tach- -tacho- -tachy- -tactic- -taeni- -talo- -tard- -tarso- -tastic- -tauro- -tauto- -taxi- -taxis- -taxo- -taxy- -tebi- -technics- -techno- -tectono- -teen- -tele- -teleo- -tellur- -telluro- -telo- -temporo- -tendino- -tene- -teno- -tephr- -tephro- -ter- -tera- -terato- -teria- -tetan- -tetano- -tetr- -tetra- -th- -thalam- -thalamo- -thalasso- -thall- -thallo- -thanato- -thaumato- -thelium- -theo- -theri- -theria- -therio- -therium- -therm- -therm- -thermo- -thermy- -thio- -thon- -thorac- -thoraco- -thrombo- -thym- -thymia- -thymo- -thyro- -tibio- -tic- -tide- -tion- -tious- -titano- -toco- -tome- -tomy- -tonia- -tono- -topia- -topo- -tor- -tory- -tox- -toxi- -trache- -tracheo- -trans- -tri- -trib- -tribo- -trice- -tricho- -trichous- -triene- -trito- -trix- -trocho- -tron- -trope- -troph- -trophic- -tropho- -tropic- -tropism- -tropo- -tropous- -tropy- -tubo- -tude- -turbo- -Turco- -ty- -tympan- -tympano-

-u Index of letter U- -ual- -uber- -ubility- -ula- -ule- -ulent- -ulno- -ulose- -ulous- -ultra- -un- -uncle- -undec- -undeca- -under- -unnil- -uous- -up- -up- -ur- -ur- -uran- -urano- -ure- -uret- -ureter- -uretero- -urethr- -urethro- -urgy- -uria- -urino- -uro- -uter- -utero- -ution-

-v Index of letter V- -vagin- -vagino- -vago- -valent- -varico- -vas- -vaso- -ven- -veno- -ventricul- -ventriculo- -vermi- -vesic- -vesico- -vibro- -vice- -viginti- -ville- -vin- -vini- -vir- -viro- -viscero- -visco- -visuo- -vitell- -vitelli- -vitr- -vitro- -vivi- -vore- -vulv- -vulvo-

-w Index of letter W- -ward- -ware- -ways- -wide- -wise- -with- -woman- -womanship- -word- -work- -worthy-

-x Index of letter X- -x- -xantho- -xeno- -xero- -xion- -xiph- -xipho- -xylo-

-y Index of letter Y- -y- -yer- -yester- -yl- -ylene- -yne- -yocto- -yotta-

-z Index of letter Z- -zepto- -zetta- -zoa- -zoic- -zoo- -zoon- -zygo- -zym- -zymo-

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Prefixes in English Word Formation

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Prefixes to Commonly Used Terms in Neuroscience

PREFIX - MEANING
ab- - away from | acou- - hear | act- - do, act | ad-, aff- - to | aden- - gland | aer- - air, gas | alg- - pain | alve- - tough | ambi- - both sides | andr- - man | angi- - blood vessel, duct | ante- - before | anti- - against, counter | arachn- - spider | arch- - beginning, origin | arthr- - joint | articul- - joint | audi- - hearing | aur- - ear | ax-, axon- - axis | bar- - weight | bi- - two, double | blast- - bud | brachi- - arm | brady- - slow | capit- - head | cata- - down | caud- - tail | cell- - cell, room | centr- - center | cephal- - head | cerv- - neck | chord- - string, cord | chro- - color | chron- - time | contra- - against, counter | corpus- - body | crani- - skull | cry- - cold | cut- - skin | dendr- - tree | dent- - tooth | derm- - skin | dors- - back | dys- - bad, improper | ect- - outside | electr- - amber | encephal- - brain | end- - inside | epi- - upon, after | esthe- - feel, perceive | eu- - good, normal | exo- - outside | extra- - outside of, beyond | fibr- - fibrous, fibers | glom- - little ball | gloss- - tongue | graph- - write, scratch | hemi- - half | hyper- - above, beyond, extreme | hypno- - sleep | hypo- - below, under | inflamm- - setting on fire | infra- - beneath | inter- - among, between | intra- - inside | lingu- - tongue | medi- - middle | mega- - large | meningo- - membrane | mes- - middle | meta- - beyond | micro- - small | multi- - many | ophthalm- - eye | para- - beside, beyond | peri- - around | phag- - eat | phon- - sound | phot- - light | poly- - many | retro- - backwards | somat- - body | sub- - under, below | supra- - above | tel- - end

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Word Roots

Etymology is the scientific study of the origin of words. This etymological study improves your vocabulary.
The strong vocabulary gives you

• • a more challenging and rewarding job.
• • greater self-confidence in speaking and in writing.
• • improved comprehension in all your reading.
• • success in your studies.

Etymology is not only a science, but also an art in that the beauty of the building of the words is understood.Convinced that memorizing lists of words is both difficult and unrewarding, we have developed this exclusive page on Etymology, the direct and successful method of vocabulary-building, based on the ROOT-WORDS and the proper Etymology of the ENGLISH words.

In this page on Etymology

• • each ROOT-WORD is clearly defined and discussed.
• • examples are provided showing the role of the ROOT-WORD in a variety of words.

Etymology is the best method to strengthen our command over English Language.By using your knowledge of familiar words, you will soon master the secret of vocabulary building, starting with the thousands of words in this page.

One ROOT-WORD a day will open the door to mastery of the ENGLISH language. I guarantee that if you learn only the ROOT-WORDS, you will become familiar with thousands of words which we use regularly.Do not try to memorize them. Merely read and understand. Then use the words in your daily conversations and writing.Soon, your vocabulary will expand greatly.Etymology is the best method to strengthen our command over English Language. The Canons of Etymology will make the points clear.

| -ab- | -able- | -abs- | -ac- | -acer- | -acid- | -acri- | -ad(to)- | -ada- | -ade- | -af- | -ag- | -age- | -agi- | -ago- | -al- | -ali- | -allo- | -alter- | -amb- | -ambi- | -amphi- | -an- (native) | -an- (not) | -ana- | -ance- | -ancy- | -anni- | -annu- | -ant- | -ante- | -anthrop- | -anti- | -apo- | -ar- | -arch- | -ary- | -as- | -asis- | -aster- | -astro- | -ata- | -ate- | -aud- | -aus- | -aut- | -auto- | -be- | -bene- | -bi- | -bin- | -bio- | -bis- | -bon- | -boun- |

| -calor- | -cap- | -capit- | -capt- | -cata- | -cause- | -cede- | -ceed- | -cep- | -cept- | -cess- | -chrom- | -chron- | -cian- | -cide- | -circ- | -circum- | -civ- | -civil- | -cise- | -claim- | -clam- | -clud- | -clus- | -cognosc- | -con- | -coni- | -cor- | -cord- | -corp- | -corpor- | -cour- | -court- | -crea- | -cred- | -cub- | -cule- | -cumb- | -cus- | -cuse- | -cycl- | -cyclo- | -di- | -de- | -dem- | -demi- | -demo- | -dent- | -dia- | -dic- | -dict- | -dis- | -dom- | -dont- | -dorm- | -drome- | -dromos- | -duc- | -duce- | -duct- | -dyn- | -dyna- | -dynam- | -dynamo- |

| -e- | -ec- | -ee- | -ef- | -en- (into) | -en- (made of) | -ence- | -ency- | -end- | -endo- | -enni- | -em- | -epi- | -er- | -ery- | -esis- | -eu- | -ex- | -fac- | -fact- | -fect- | -feal- | -feder- | -fer- | -fic- | -fid- | -fide- | -fila- | -fili- | -fin- | -finis- | -fix- | -flect- | -flex- | -flu- | -fluc- | -fluv- | -flux- | -forc- | -fort- | -fortuna- | -ful- | -fum- | -fy- | -gen- | -ge- | -geo- | -germ- | -gest- | -gnosi- | -grad- | -grav- | -gravi- | -gravito- | -graph- | -grat- | -gred- | -greg- | -gress- |

| -hab- | -habit- | -helio- | -hema- | -hemi- | -hemo- | -hydr- | -hydra- | -hydro- | -hyper- | -hum- | -human- | -hypn- | -hypno- | -hypo- | -ian- | -ible- | -ic- | -icle- | -ile- | -in- (not) | -in- | -im- (not) | -im- (into) | -ine- | -intellect- | -intellig- | -inter- | -intra- | -intro- | -ion- | -ir- | -ish- | -ism- | -ist- | -ite- | -ity- | -ive- | -jac- | -jec- | -ject- | -join- | -jud- | -judi- | -judic- | -junct- | -jur- | -jus- | -koni- |

| -laut- | -lav- | -- | -leg- | -less- | -liber- | -lic- | -licit- | -ling- | -lit- | -liter- | -litera- | -letter- | -liver- | -loc- | -loc- | -loco- | -log- | -logo- | -loqu- | -loqui- | -lot- | -luc- | -lum- | -lun- | -lus- | -lut- | -ly- | -macro- | -magn- | -magna- | -magni- | -mal- | -man- | -manu- | -mar- | -mari- | -matri- | -matric- | -matro- | -medi- | -mega- | -megalo- | -ment- | -mem- | -mer- | -meter- | -micro- | -migra- | -mis- | -miss- | -mit- | -mitt- | -miso- | -mob- | -mon- | -mono- | -mons- | -monstr- | -monstri- | -mori- | -mors- | -mort- | -mot- | -mov- | -multi- | -multus- | -must- |

| -nasc- | -nat- | -neo- | -ness- | -neur- | -non- | -nounc- | -nov- | -number- | -numer- | -nunc- | -nunci- | -ob- | -oc- | -of- | -oid- | -ology- | -omni- | -op- | -osis- | -oss- | -osteo- | -pan- | -para- | -pater- | -patr- | -pel- | -per- | -peri- | -photo- | -pict- | -picto- | -plac- | -plais- | -plu- | -plur- | -plus- | -pneum- | -pneuma- | -pneumon- | -poly- | -pon- | -pop- | -portion- | -pos- | -poss- | -posse- | -post- | -poten- | -potes- | -poun- | -pre- | -prim- | -prime- | -pro- | -puls- | -opus- | -oper- | -or- | -ory- | -ous- | -ped- | -pen- | -pend- | -phil- | -phila- | -phile- | -philo- | -pod- | -port- | -pseudo- | -punct- | -put- | -re- | -rect- | -recti- | -ri- | -ridi- | -risi- | -rog- | -roga- |

| -sangui- | -sat- | -satis- | -- | -scope- | -scrib- | -scrip- | -se- | -semi- | -sesqui- | -ship- | -sign- | -signi- | -silic- | -simil- | -simul- | -sion- | -sist- | -soph- | -spec- | -spect- | -spectro- | -sphere- | -spond- | -spons- | -sta- | -stereo- | -stet- | -stit- | -stru- | -struct- | -sub- | -sum- | -sume- | -sump- | -super- | -supr- | -supra- | -sur- | -syl- | -sym- | -syn- | -sys- | -tact- | -tag- | -tain- | -tang- | -techn- | -techni- | -technic- | -techny- | -tempo- | -tempor- | -ten- | -tend- | -tens- | -tent- | -tent- | -test- | -the- | -theo- | -tig- | -ting- | -tinu- | -tion- | -tra- | -tract- | -trah- | -trans- | -trib- | -tui- | -tuit- | -tut- | -tude- | -ty- |

| -ult- | -ultim- | -ultima- | -un- | -ure- | -vac- | -val- | -vali- | -vale- | -valu- | -ven- | -veni- | -vent- | -ver- | -veri- | -vers- | -vert- | -vest- | -vic- | -vicis- | -vict- | -vinc- | -vid- | -vis- | -viv- | -vivi- | -vita- | -ultra- | -voc- | -volcan- | -vok- | -vulcan- | -y- |

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The Most Common Prefixes in English

This list is from Overcoming Dyslexia, by Sally Shaywitz, MD. A noted researcher in neuroscience and a pediatrician, Dr Shaywitz is professor of pediatrics and codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention. She is also a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. She hopes her book will be a “trusted source you can turn to for information, for advice, for guidance and for explanation.”. If your child knows these twenty prefixes, he will be able to add many words to his vocabulary. They account for 97 percent of all words with prefixes!
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A Dictionary of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms
from Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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Most Common Prefixes in English

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Bücher zur Kategorie:

Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology
UK Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Präfixe, Préfixes, Prefixes

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Affixes in Their Origin & Application
Exhibiting the Etymologic Structure of English Words

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Quinion, Michael
Ologies and Isms
A Dictionary of Word Beginnings and Endings

Over 10,000 examples of word affixes to help you to decode word meanings.

This book covers topics such as Aquaculture, Haemophilia, Isochronous, Neuralgia, Polyunsaturated, and Rodenticide. How often do we see a technical word without quite knowing what it means? If we can decipher it - undo its language code - we can start to understand others of a similar kind. For example, if we know that words beginning with "aqua" are to do with "water", then we are half way to understanding the word "aquaculture". "Ologies and Isms" is about the building blocks of the English language - the beginnings and endings and sometimes the middles - that help form or adapt many of the words we use.

Whether you're a student or a practitioner, a teacher of English, an inveterate word-user, or just a seeker-out of linguistic trifles, the book should help you understand better the language of your workplace and the world around you. The text contains over 10,000 examples within 1250 entries and a selective thematic index breaks prefixes and suffixes down by theme, including biochemistry and drugs, living world, places and people.

We all have a childlike love of playing with words, adding bits, Lego-style, to create new ones. And we often wonder where words come from and how they are formed.

This book fills a gap we hardly knew existed. Ologies and Isms is about the building blocks of the English language—the beginnings and endings, sometimes the middles—that help create many of the words we use. How often do we see a common technical or medical word without quite knowing what it means? Does your blood run cold when you hear haemophilia; do you pale at paleobotany? If we can decipher such words, we can start to understand others of a similar kind.

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Word Parts Dictionary
Standard and Reverse Listings of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms

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Prefixes and Other Word-Initial Elements of English

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Origins, history, meanings and applications of nearly 3000 common and technical free forms, bound forms, and roots that frequently occur at the beginnings of words, with an index of all sample words, variants and etymological source words and roots.

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